Where does “pridelessness” come from?
pridelessness (English) comes from English prideless, from English Pride, from Norwegian Bokmål pryde, from Old English prȳde, from Old English prūd, from Old French prod, from Late Latin prode, from Latin prosum — passed , crossed.
pridelessness (English): The condition or state of being prideless;...
Definitions
- The condition or state of being prideless;...
Ancestry of “pridelessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | prideless | Without pride; humble |
| 2 | English | Pride | — |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | pryde | to adorn; to decorate; to grace |
| 4 | Old English | prȳde | — |
| 5 | Old English | prūd | proud |
| 6 | Old French | prod | Alternative form of pro |
| 7 | Late Latin | prode | profitable, useful; useful; valuable |
| 8 | Latin | prosum | I am useful or of use, do good, help, benefit,... |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |